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DEATH OF MR. H. D. GROVE.—NEW YORK FARMERS 5 CLUB, ETC. 
a few pounds of it, who may be desirous of ma¬ 
king experiments. It is so powerful a manure 
that it must be used in very moderate quantity, 
say from 100 to 200 lbs. per acre, otherwise it 
will kill the crop to which it is applied. We 
would recommend mixing it under cover from rain 
in thin layers of earth, and after it had lain a short 
time, toss over the compost pretty minutely, and 
then apply it to the crops. 
DEATH OF MR. H. D. GROVE. 
We learn with deep regret of the death of this 
estimable man, on the 20th of February, at his 
residence at Hoosick. Mr. Grove was born in 
Germany, and we believe, regularly educated as a 
shepherd among the celebrated fine-woolled flocks 
of Saxony. We understand that he first came to 
this country in 1824, when, disgusted with the 
numerous importations into the United States of 
spurious Saxon sheep, which raged for several 
succeeding years, he determined upon obtaining a 
good flock of the genuine breed. For this purpose 
he returned to Saxony in 1826, and in June, 1827, 
arrived in this city with 115 pure Saxon sheep, 
selected by himself, from the celebrated flock of 
Machem, and settled first at Shaftsbury, and after¬ 
ward at Hoosick, with a view of breeding them. 
In 1828, he received direct from Saxony 80 more 
sheep of the Electoral breed, which, together with 
the 115, we believe are the only Saxons to be de¬ 
pended upon ever imported into this country. 
These Mr. Grove has bred with great care; and 
they are highly esteemed for their soft, fine, silky 
fleeces wherever known; and his wool has ever 
brought a higher price than any other raised in 
America. Our readers will obtain a good knowl¬ 
edge of the merits of these sheep by reference to 
Mr. Grove’s articles on this subject, contributed 
for the 1st and 2d Volumes of this paper. 
Mr. Grove married in this country, and has left 
an interesting family to mourn his untimely death. 
He was a pleasant, intelligent man, full of wit and 
humor; a thorough practical farmer, and unques¬ 
tionably the best flock-master in the United States. 
He is a great loss to the country; and to his family 
and friends, we tender our sympathies for their 
sudden and unexpected bereavement. 
Seeds for Distribution.— We have received 
from the Hon. H. L. Ellsworth, Commissioner of 
Patents at Washington, a package of twenty-three 
different kinds of seeds, which we have distributed 
among our friends for experiment. By his per¬ 
severing attentions to agriculture, Mr. Ellsworth 
is doing a great good to the nation, and we hope 
he will be seconded in his praiseworthy efforts by 
all who have the interest of this important branch 
of industry at heart. 
0C7 = ’ Office Hours. —Owing to his avocations 
elsewhere, the editor of this paper will more usu¬ 
ally be found at his office from 12 o’clock at noon, 
till_2 P. M., at which time he will be pleased to 
see all who may be desirous of favoring him with 
a call. 
New York Farmers’ Club. —This club held 
its regular meetings on the first and second Tues¬ 
days of last month, and were unusually interesting 
and important. It is frequently asked of us, then 
why not give a fuller report of them ? The reasons 
are: First, that these, with the accompanying 
documents, would nearly fill our paper each 
month, to the exclusion of everything else. Sec¬ 
ond, they immediately get into the daily papers, 
and are copied over the whole country before we 
go to press, ours being a monthly publication, so 
that when these reports appear in it, they are 
rather stale news to the public. Third, frequently 
what is of most importance is promised us by the 
speaker in a more condensed form, or nearly the 
same matter has previously appeared under some 
head in our pages; it would, therefore, be unfair 
to our readers to be continually publishing rep¬ 
etitions. Fourth, we have now constantly on hand 
so much correspondence, that in order to make 
room for it, we are monthly obliged to condense 
and cut down the communications; and when gen¬ 
tlemen take the pains to write us from abroad, and 
distant parts of the country, we think we are bound 
to give them the preference in our columns, which 
we shall always do. It is for this reason we have 
not yet published the list of premiums of the New 
York State Agricultural Society, nor any of the 
proceedings of its Monthly Meetings. All these, 
however, we shall give next month, and any new 
and important fact reported in the State Society 
meetings; also those of the Farmers’ Club, and 
indeed at any other assembly in North America. 
It must be recollected that our periodical is gen¬ 
eral, and not local, in its scope and spirit; that its 
subscribers extend from Newfoundland to Texas, 
including several of the West India Islands; and 
that we are bound to make up such a paper as is 
generally readable. The proceedings of the New 
York Farmers’ Club will be found in the Brother 
Jonathan of this city; those of the New York 
State Agricultural Society, in the Albany Argus, 
and Evening Journal. 
Subsoil and other Plows. —We have received 
from the manufacturers, Messrs. Buggies, Nourse, 
& Mason, of Worcester, Mass., samples of their 
Subsoil and Improved Eagle Plows, and shall be 
pleased to have our friends call and look at them, 
and take orders. They are highly finished and 
complete, and as perfect specimens of the plow 
kind as we have ever seen. Prices vary from $6 
to $16, according to size and fixtures. See adver¬ 
tisement. 
Stone-Lime, Oyster-Shell Lime, Plaster of 
Paris. —For the accommodation of our friends, we 
have taken the agency for the purchase of these 
fertilizing materials. We would especially recom¬ 
mend the use of plaster to our southern friends. 
A single barrel costing $1,25 to $1,50, is ample for 
an acre. 
